Yesterday was a fun day and we ate such delicious food! It was a really nice and easy day......enjoyable:) This morning the elves arrived in our home and Mads loves it, and so does Gabe, which touches my heart that the both of them can share that together.....Gabe will believe in Santa likely all of his life and I just love that:).....and I think the allure of the holiday season is that magic.....the sparkle, the lights....the promise of things we can't explain.....faith in what we can't see......like how a Jolly old fella brings toys to all the boys and girls in one night;-) suspending our humanness, our logic and disbelief, and choosing magic instead.....and then the magic and depth of the Christmas story on Christmas Eve in church, another favorite of mine....candlelight, singing Silent Night....all of it.......and there is something about the holidays that makes you believe in possibility....and hope, at least it does for me.....I am also keenly aware that it is a sad and lonely time for so many people....and that is so hard.....and maybe there is a way to feel that holiday spirit alone and seek it in the world around them.......seeing a light display....or donating to a toy drive......or visiting a nursing home.....some way to channel that spirit despite circumstance?? but I understand how hard the holidays are for so many folks.........the kids leave tonight for their dad's house.....and I am not sure what my plans will be this weekend.....part of me just wants to hang home, and not do much of much....my house is decorated and cleaned and relaxing some sounds good, do some reading or maybe some writing......working toward completion of my book, and now that chapter I am writing for next year! I have a few errands to run and then that might be what I do.....I am grateful that in my new life I get to experience the holidays with my children and through their eyes even though I am on my own.....I get that that is an enormous blessing....because I did write yesterday about how the holidays tend to poke our grief and "aloneness" despite our normal contentment.....so finding that holiday magic needs to be intentional....but it is out there, no doubt.....and there is nothing like it.....the most wonderful time of the year indeed......so my plan this weekend too is to maximize the time I get with my kids during the holiday season, and make plans for the weekends I have them so it doesn't pass us by! We already have a breakfast with Santa on the docket:) I need to maximize the Santa time with Mads too while her eyes are still aglow for it all:) Hope this morning finds you full still from dinner lol:) and ready to find some h0liday magic of your own:) Happy Friday!
jperuso
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